Classic BBC Radio Theme ~ The JY Prog (Town Talk)

This is "Town Talk" by Ken Woodman & His Picadilly Brass, radio 2 DJ Jimmy Young used it as the theme to his Radio 2 programme

After a spell with Radio Luxembourg, Young joined the BBC as one of the first disc jockeys on BBC Radio 1, presenting the weekday mid-morning show from 1967 to 1973. In 1973 he joined BBC Radio 2, where he presented a regular programme (known to listeners as 'The JY Prog'), until his retirement from broadcasting at the end of 2002. His show was a mixture of music, chat and current affairs and over the next couple of decades, he interviewed every British Prime Minister on the show as well as royalty, Prince Philip, The Princess Royal and Princess Grace Of Monaco. His easy, laid back style became the voice of Radio 2.

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Music

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• Vintage
• radio
• theme
• BBC Radio 2
• OST

[ThePompeymale]

Best show on radio! Medicals on Monday, specails on Wednesdays, Food on Thursdays and Legals on Friday, 100% better than Vine, Bring back JY!

[yumyummoany]

Still in our house when asking what we are going to do that day or what we are having for dinner we say...

'What's the recipe today Jim?'

[Lowerthetone1]

Glad the old bugger has made it to 90. Much missed on the radio. Enjoy the Florida sunshine, JY.

[SarahSmith666]

@oldmacisback jimmy old

[cabbage1673]

jimmy young even made the budget sound interesting amazing

[SarahSmith666]

@ThePompeymale Vine is so bland

[oldmacisback]

Morning all.....Jimmy Young is 90, yes, 90, today, 21 September 2011. TTFN.

[hants68]

@nickmeltham the vocal jingle i remember JY used was "ITS THE JIMMY YOUNG SHOW, MORNING RADIO" hope that helps; if you go to a website called "RADIO REWIND " its about RADIO 1,2 and lists most of the DJs & their JINGLES &THEMES its really great brings back lots of memorys

[ExigeGT3]

Bring back JY, bring back the birch!

[hants68]

its the jimmy young show , morning radio

[factorialpython]

still remember JY, but i like vine except always seems to be about Muslims and immigrants

[Glenn1967ful]

Always ended with the shipping forecast when Radio 2 was on 1500 metres long wave.